Where does “drool” come from?

Drool comes from English drivel, from Middle English drivelen, from Old English dreflian, from Proto-Germanic drablijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerebʰ-, meaning to disturb or trouble.

drool (English): To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of...

Definitions

  1. To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of...

Ancestry of “drool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrule—
2Englishdrivelsenseless talk; nonsense; saliva, drool; A fool;...
3Middle Englishdrevelen—
4Old Englishdreflianto drivel, slobber, slaver
5Proto-Germanicdrablijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerebʰ-cloudy, turbid; yeast

Words derived from “drool”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drablijaną →Every word from Old English dreflian →